For this weeks challenge I chose two books with the same theme - Japan.
The first book being 'The Samurai's Garden' by one of my favourite authors Gail Tsukiyama and the second book being 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden.
The above tags represent 'The Samurai's Garden'. I embossed blossom on to velvet, sewed beads in a swirly pattern to represent the raking of sand in a Japanese garden, and partially cut and folded blossom on a tag covered in Japanese text.
These tags represent 'Memoirs of a Geisha' and I used two lovely Japanese stamps I had in my stash. The purple bamboo is threaded through an embossed velvet coin and the green bamboo is thinly cut from paint sample cards, and threaded through a charm.
If you are interested there is more information on my blog about how I made them and embossing on velvet.
Thank you to everyone who left lovely comments last week, I try and visit everyone if I can but time doesn't always allow - however, I am overwhelmed each week at how beautiful and original the tags are.
Stunning stunning tags. xx
ReplyDeleteClever! Love the bamboo idea!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lot of work, Stunning Tag lovely, May x x x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning. xx
ReplyDeleteI love the geisha tags, beautifully done and so imaginative.
ReplyDeleteAll your tags are beautiful, very serene. I like the purple one best. Thanks for sharing about embossing velvet - must try this, Jane xx
ReplyDeleteHaving lived in Japan for awhile, I was always amazed at how we moved at such a busy and hectic pace going to work and school, and then once we came home, we would reflect quietly in our beautiful garden. You have really captured that quiet stillness and calm elegance in these tags.
ReplyDeleteOh these are lovely I love the way you have used the paint sample cards and the velvet coins are beautiful! lovely work Yvonne x
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